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Portable Band Saw Stand

10-23-2011, 11:22 AM

Last week I decided to buy a Makita portable band saw because I want to use it to cut out small brackets and tabs.
For the past 30 years I have been using a hack saw and finally got sick of that!
Of course you are not going to safely cut a small bracket out while holding the band saw in your hand, so a stand was needed.
I just cut some 1-1/2 inch box tubing and used 1-1/2 inch channel for the base.
The Makita has two threaded holes in the top of it and I used these to secure the saw to the frame.
A small tab on the right sticks out and the saw body sits on that.
I also made a larger table for the saw to replace the tiny sliver of metal that came with it.........

The saw is rock solid. All I have to do is grab the handle and carry it where ever I need to go.
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Looks great!!! As long as it gets things done without getting hurt is the main thing. I could probably use that from time to time, I'm getting tired of the hacksaw at home as well. I have use of some vertical band saws but they're all big and not too good for small stuff. The other nice thing about that set up is it takes up a small footprint and can easily be stored under the work table when you're not using it. Also it looks like it can be detached quickly enough for when you need to cut long pieces or structural stuff.

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wow what a cool mount for your band saw rig. I would like to create one of those one day.

Thanks.
It is a very worthwhile item to make because you can use the portable saw as a small table top metal cutting band saw. Of course it will also cut wood.
I did another short video of the stand and saw showing it cutting a piece of metal and displaying a couple of views that I failed to show in the other video............pghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LH43dshkY_U